A laser-driven droplet source for plasma physics applications

Droplet-target laser-plasma source for proximity x-ray lithography

A compact, high-brightness and practically debris-free laser-plasma soft x-ray source for proximity x-ray lithography is described. The target of the source is small liquid fluorocarbon droplets injected into vacuum with a piezoelectrically vibrated nozzle. Emission from heliumand hydrogenlike fluorine in the 1.2–1.7 nm wavelength range was determined to ;2310 photons/~sr-pulse!, which correspo...

Laser plasma source for extreme ultraviolet lithography using a water droplet target

Compact cryogenic source of periodic hydrogen and argon droplet beams for relativistic laser-plasma generation.

We present a cryogenic source of periodic streams of micrometer-sized hydrogen and argon droplets as ideal mass-limited target systems for fundamental intense laser-driven plasma applications. The highly compact design combined with a high temporal and spatial droplet stability makes our injector ideally suited for experiments using state-of-the-art high-power lasers in which a precise synchron...

A stigmatic ultraviolet-visible monochromator for use with a high brightness laser driven plasma light source.

Laser driven plasma light sources offer highly intense output in the UV-visible region combined with a source size as small as 100 μm. In order to effectively use the small source size in high brightness applications, a stigmatic monochromator and focusing system must be used. Here we describe a simple brightness preserving optical system that should be useful across a broad range of applicatio...

The Physics Experiment for a Laser - driven Electron Accelerator

A physics experiment for laser-driven, electron acceleration in a structureloaded vacuum is being carried out at Stanford University. The experiment is to demonstrate the linear dependence of the electron energy gain on the laser field strength. The accelerator structure, made of dielectric, is semi-open, with dimensions a few thousand times the laser wavelength. The electrons traverse the axis...